SBDC
Smart Start: Starting a New Business Do you have a business idea or looking to purchase a business? This workshop will
guide you through what you need to know to launch your business and be successful.
Hear from a local entrepreneur about how they started their business and lessons learned
along the way. Learn how to create a business plan, conduct market research and estimate
costs, prepare for a bank loan, legally organize the business and other license/permit
requirements, record keeping and taxes, marketing ideas, and what financing options
are available. Receive a business plan template, step-by-step guide to opening your
business, and other resources available to help you succeed! Class sponsored by America's
SBDC Iowa.
#85358 |
2 Hours, 1 Session |
$19.00 |
Live Online |
Zoom |
Janine Clover |
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Wednesday, Aug 10 |
5 - 8 PM |
Business Management
Business Bookkeeping Certificate This Certificate is designed for those who want to become a bookkeeper or for small
business owners who would like to understand bookkeeping better. Increase your skills
in payroll, Quickbooks, Excel, and tax knowledge to enable you to perform bookkeeping
accurately and efficiently. Classes include: Word Basics, Accounting Basics, Payroll
Accounting, Excel Basics, Excel Intermediate, QuickBooks Online, Understand Your Business
Taxes.
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74 Hours, 19 Sessions |
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Hybrid |
SCC CBIZ & Zoom |
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Mon & Wed, Jun 20 - Aug 31 |
8 am - Noon |
Accounting Basic Concepts Designed for the non-accountant bookkeeper, office manager or owner of a business.
Learn basic accounting terms including revenues, expenses, assets, and liabilities.
Learn to build and read the income statement, balance sheet, and statement of cash
flows. Become familiar with accounting debits and credits as you learn how to record
transactions in this hands-on course. This course is approved for the Business Bookkeeping
Certificate.
#84667 |
24 Hours, 6 Sessions |
$349.00 |
Hybrid |
SCC CBIZ,110 |
Brandy Williams-Lowe |
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Mon & Wed, Jul 25 - Aug 10 |
8 AM - Noon |
Payroll Accounting It's a fact of business—if a company has employees, it has to account for payroll,
fringe benefits, and payroll taxes. This comprehensive course will guide you through
processing a new employee, calculating payroll and payroll taxes, payroll tax reporting,
and periodic and year end payroll reporting to the government. This course is approved
for the Business Bookkeeping Certificate.
#84605 |
16 Hours, 4 Sessions |
$325.00 |
Hybrid |
SCC CBIZ,110 |
Denise Trejo |
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Mon & Wed, Aug 15 - 24 |
8 AM - Noon |
QuickBooks Software Comprehensive - Desktop or Online® We make it easy to get comfortable with QuickBooks. This course will address setting
up your chart accounts, customer and vendor files, recurring transactions, and products/services
you sell. Learn how to manage money coming in including sales, invoicing, and deposits,
and money going out by paying bills, booking credit card expenditures, and tracking
expenses. You'll learn how to reconcile accounts, track loans and loan payments,
book fiexed assets, and use reports to understand your business, track sales trends
and profitability, and prepare for tax time. You'll leave knowing that you're doing
a good job and can handle whatever QuickBooks sends your way. This course is approved
for the Business Bookkeeping Certificate.
Desktop version:
#84760 |
7 Hours, 2 Sessions |
$275.00 |
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SCC CBIZ,110 |
Janine Clover |
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Mon & Wed, June 6 & 8 |
8 AM - Noon |
Online Version:
#84759 |
7 Hours, 2 Sessions |
$275.00 |
Hybrid |
SCC CBIZ,110 |
Janine Clover |
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Mon & Wed, Aug 29 & 31 |
8 AM - Noon |
Understand Your Business Taxes Income tax, sales tax, payroll tax, and the list goes on for taxes your business
pays. Discussion will center on the various business taxes, forms and ways to file
and pay the taxes, and things you can do in your record keeping system to better understand
and lessen your tax burden. Participants will receive all materials and are encouraged
to bring specific questions. This course is approved for the Business Bookkeeping
Certificate.
#81773 |
3 Hours, 1 Session |
$69.00 |
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SCC CBIZ,111 |
Janine Clover |
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Monday, May 23 |
5 - 8 PM |
#81773 |
3 Hours, 1 Session |
$69.00 |
Hybrid |
SCC CBIZ,111 |
Janine Clover |
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Wednesday, Jul 6 |
8 - 11 AM |
ServSafe Food Handler This class is a hybrid with both in-person and virtual training. The class will go
through curriculum and be followed by the online exam to be certified with the National
Restaurant Association ServSafe Food Handler certificate.
#84726 |
6 Hours, Sessions |
$199.00 |
Online |
Goodwill of Heartland West Burlington |
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Mon - Fri, June 6 - 17 |
9 - 11 AM |
Human Resources
New SHRM Certification Prep Information Session Free information session to learn about the SHRM Certification Test Prep Course.
#84713 |
1 Hour, 1 Session |
$0.00 |
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Online |
Celina Peerman |
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Thursday, Jul 14 |
Noon - 1 PM |
SHRM Certification Prep Commit to Your Career. HR professionals like you are facing new and larger challenges
each day due in part to a changing workforce, shifting legislation and regulations
and so much more. Ensure you're prepared for these changes, and anything else thrown
your way with SHRM's global HR credentials, SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP. Unlike memorization-based
certification credentials, SHRM certification measures an HR professional's most critical
skill: the ability to apply HR principles to real-life situations. No other exam compares.
By becoming SHRM certified, you prove your knowledge, competency and value to colleagues
and to employers looking for a competitive edge in today's global economy. Wherever
your career takes you, your SHRM certification will define you as an HR expert and
leader. Network and collaborate with peers to share real-life examples and bring HR
knowledge and competencies to life. The tuition includes the cost of instruction and
the SHRM learning system (online and printed material), a $1075 value. This course
is provided through a partnership with North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC).
#84714 |
35 Hours, 14 Sessions |
$1,295.00 |
Zoom |
Online |
Celina Peerman |
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Thursdays, Aug 18 - Nov 17 |
6:30 - 9 PM |
SHRM Essentials of HR Sharpen Your HR Skills to Face Today's Hr Issues SHRM, the leading global HR professional
organization, has developed the SHRM Essentials of Human Resources course, which teaches
the HR knowledge, skills and competencies required for overall business success. Whether
you are new to HR, or it's one of the many roles you fulfill at your company. In less
than 20 hours of training time, you can cover the issues you need to reduce potentially
costly lawsuits. The straightforward format ensures that HR concepts can be mastered
and applied to real-life situations. This course is in partnership with North Iowa
Area Community College (NIACC).
#81830 |
15 Hours, 5 Sessions |
$699.00 |
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Online |
Nancy Troe |
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Thursdays, Jun 2 - 30 |
6 - 9 PM |
New How to Hire Quality Employees Quickly A gRecruiting and retaining employees in today's tight labor market is uniquely challenging.
Organizations are being challenged to vastly improve the efficiency and quality of
their hiring processes to attract the right employees. If you're looking for concrete
examples of effective recruiting tools, including advertisements, where to post your
jobs, and how to overcome recruitment challenges in a tight labor market, this workshop
is for you. Workshop participants will receive a workbook with templates and tools
you can implement right away: recruitment strategy and planning tool, job description
template, job advertisement template, orientation and on-boarding checklist. Participants
will also receive pre-workshop consultation and assignments and a post-workshop email
with additional recruitment resources.
#84764 |
2 Hours, 1 Session |
$299.00 |
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Zoom |
Skye Mercer |
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Tuesday, July 12 |
1 - 3 PM |
Human Resource Retention Strategies Retention now is priority 1. With tremendous recruitment challenges, we have to increase
our retention efforts in ways that matter. Learn from the latest research, best practices,
and models to shape your retention strategies. Identify ways to maximize your efforts
even when resources are limited. Make a stronger pitch to senior leaders about efforts,
initiatives, and impact.
#81470 |
3 Hours, 1 Session |
$259.00 |
Web |
Zoom |
Celina Peerman |
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Wednesday, May 25 |
1 - 4 PM |
Human Resource Employee Mental Health, Well-Being and Burnout Recovery HR Employee Mental Health, Well-Being and Burnout Recovery The toll of stress and
burnout is very real. Join us for information and discussion around HR's impact for
creating psychological safety and a mentally healthy workplace. Practice new tools
to coach others to persist and recover from burnout. Renew your own strength and energy
to continue to watch out and care for others.
#81471 |
3 Hours, 1 Session |
$259.00 |
Web |
Zoom |
Celina Peerman |
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Wednesday, Jun 15 |
1 - 4 PM |
Leadership
New Strategic Doing This class enables people to form action-oriented collaborations quickly, move them
toward measurable outcomes, and make adjustments along the way. It yields replicable,
scalable, and sustainable collaborations based on simple rules. In the workshop we
will create strategic doing plans for your team identifying goals, guideposts, resources
and action items. Come ready to take action with your team in creating a compelling
future for your organization.
#82823 |
2 Hours, 1 Session |
$195.00 |
Zoom |
Online |
Lisa Schaefer |
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Wednesday, May 11 |
9 - 11 AM |
Supervision Certificate Leader, manager, supervisor, team leader – no matter what your official title, you're
expected to get the job done through others. This course provides new and experienced
supervisors with the tools and skills for building personal confidence in their leadership
role. You will see the relevance of the training, rapidly acquire the skills, and
quickly put them to use on the job. Attend all twelve modules and earn a certificate
in Supervision. Our program is designed for anyone who manages people in manufacturing,
retail, or service industries.
#84717 |
36 Hours, 12 Sessions |
$1,195.00 |
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SCC CBIZ, 111 |
Brandy Williams-Lowe |
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Wednesdays, June 15 - Aug 31 |
1 - 4 PM |
Supervision Survival Skills This training program is designed for new managers and non-managers interested in
or identified for promotion. Knowledge gained in this program will enable you to avoid
some of the hard lessons that come from on-the-job learning. Applicable in manufacturing,
service, and retail organizations, this seminar presents the fundamental leadership
and communication skills and techniques required to manage employees effectively.
Content of this training covers the first two modules of the Supervision Certificate.
#84719 |
6 Hours, 2 Sessions |
$199.00 |
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SCC CBIZ, 111 |
Brandy Williams-Lowe |
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Wednesdays, Jun 15 & 22 |
1 - 4 PM |
Handling Conflict One of the most difficult and most avoided topics in every company and relationship
is that of conflict. We all learn from our past in how we handle conflict with others.
Some of us have great examples and others, not so much. Everyone experiences some
degree of workplace conflict; therefore, we all deserve training on how to handle
it most effectively, focusing on great results and best teaming relationships. You
will focus on conflict dos and don'ts. Pay close attention to a conflict roadmap that
will allow a productive strategy for encouraging and following through with healthy
conflict. We will take a closer look at each individual's natural conflict style to
increase awareness and become better able to effectively navigate more effective conflict
situations. This course is approved for the Effective Management Certificate.
#81823 |
3 Hours, 1 Session |
$159.00 |
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SCC CBIZ,103 |
Heather Woody |
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Wednesday, Jun 15 |
9 AM - Noon |
Introduction to Project Management When faced with change, you have one of three choices…lead, follow or get out of
the way. Choose to lead! This course will help managers deal with change in the workplace
– both personally and as a leader of their team. Topics include understanding both
positive and negative effects of change, learning personal response to change, helping
to lead employees through change, seeing change as an opportunity, and communication
during change. This course is approved for the Effective Management Certificate.
#84753 |
6 Hours, 1 Session |
$249.00 |
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SCC CBIZ,103 |
Tammy Dean |
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Friday, September 23 |
8 AM - 5 PM |
Sales & Marketing
New Facebook Advertising for Business Still think Facebook is a fad? Advertisers of all shapes and sizes are finding ways
to leverage the social media giant's 1.2 billion users. You know you don't need to
reach everyone on Facebook, but engaging even a teeny-tiny fraction of users who live
in your corner of the world could do a lot for your business. Learn how to use Facebook's
advertising tools to reach, engage and motivate your customers. Also learn tips on
what to say, how to say it, and when to say it.
#84666 |
6 Hours, 3 Sessions |
$79.00 |
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SCC WB, 192 |
Meghan D'souza |
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Tuesdays, Jun 14 - 28 |
4:30 - 6:30 PM |
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6 Hours, 3 Sessions |
$79.00 |
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SCC WB, 192 |
Meghan D'souza |
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Tuesdays, August 2 - 16 |
4:30 - 6:30 PM |
Creating WordPress Websites Learn how to create attractive, sophisticated blogs and websites—without any coding!
WordPress is the world's most popular website publisher, powering more than 25% of
all sites on the Internet. Find out how to use WordPress to create pages and posts,
add images and videos, change a site's look and feel, and include user-friendly features.
HTML and CSS Series Introduction to CSS3 and HTML5 - Learn how to create state-of-the-art Web sites using
modern CSS3 and HTML5 techniques. Take your existing HTML skills to the next level
and start building sites like the pros. If you want to survive and excel in the fast-paced
world of Web publishing, you're going to need to keep up with ever-evolving standards.
The new standard for Web developers is to use CSS3 and HTML5.
Digital Marketing Suite Marketing Your Business on the Internet - Find out how to market your business on
the Internet, even if you have little or no money to spend! In this practical, hands-on
course, you'll discover proven methods that will help you establish an Internet presence
and build an online brand identity. You'll learn how search engine optimization (SEO)
works and how to track your site's performance using Web analytics. You'll understand
how to use online advertising, email marketing, and social media (including blogs)
to drive business to your Web site. Finally, you'll learn how to keep your visitors
coming back again and again!
Using Social Media in Business One of the biggest challenges for business owners is finding new customers. Over
the past decade, some business owners have leveraged social media to do just that.
Whether you're a social media novice or a seasoned veteran, this course will give
you a solid foundation in social media marketing and using it to grow your business.
In today's globally connected environment, social media is a game changer for businesses.
Achieving Top Search Engine Positions The vast majority of Web traffic comes from search engines. That means the most important
thing you can do to increase your website's traffic is to improve its search engine
ranking. To do that, you have to understand both the art and science of search engine
optimization (SEO). In this course, you'll gain the knowledge you need to boost your
website's visibility. By the end of the course, you'll have mastered proven, step-by-step
SEO strategies that you can implement right away.
Customer Service
Customer Service that Shines We are a service driven industry, however, many elements of customer service are
missing in today's businesses. Explore the best practices in today's market to build
relationships and keep your customers engaged in your business. This workshop teaches
the importance of internal and external customers and how perception becomes reality.
#81811 |
2 Hours, 1 Session |
$195.00 |
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Zoom |
Lisa Schaefer |
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Wednesday, May 18 |
9 - 11 AM |
Education
Early Childhood Certificate Level II 96 hours In this certificate students learn to develop curricula to support the development
of each child, implementing evidence-based practices while being mindful of the impact
of each child's family life, culture, language, and abilities. Students also learn
to create appropriate learning opportunities, interactions, and environments for children
to experience dramatic play, art, music, and fine and gross motor play; ultimately,
students will be able to use assessment to analyze and guide children's behaviors.
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96 Hours, 24 Sessions |
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SCC CBIZ,111 |
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Tue & Thu, May 31 - Aug 18 |
5:30 - 9:30 PM |
Early Childhood Curriculum I This course focuses on the development, implementation and assessment of appropriate
environments and cirricula for young children ages birth, through eight. Students
prepare to utilize evidence based practices in a context of children's family, culture,
language, and abilities. An emphasis will be placed on understanding children's developmental
stages and developing appropriate learning opportunities interactions, and environments
to support each child in the following areas: dramatic play, art, music, and fine
and gross motor play. This course is approved for the Early Childhood Certificate
Level II
#81813 |
48 Hours, 12 Sessions |
$1,075.00 |
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SCC CBIZ,111 |
Shannon Tackes |
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Tue & Thu, May 31 - Jul 7 |
5:30 - 9:30 PM |
Early Childhood Guidance This course focuses on developmentally appropriate, evidence-based approaches and
positive guidance strategies for supporting the development of each child. The course
emphasizes supportive interactions and developmentally appropriate environments while
using assessment to analyze and guide behaviors. Students will learn the impact of
family and each child's culture, language, and ability on child guidance. This course
is approved for the Early Childhood Certificate Level II
#81817 |
48 Hours, 12 Sessions |
$1,075.00 |
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SCC CBIZ,111 |
Nicki Theodore-Moad |
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Tue & Thu, Jul 12 - Aug 18 |
5:30 - 9:30 PM |
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